Nationwide Division One, 26/04/03, 3pm
Brighton and Hove Albion
versus
Watford
 
Previous encounters

Last time: 1-0 (14/09/91)
Lingering memory: Ummm... it's been a long time, I guess
Previous results: See Watford Versus...

Our opponents

Background: See season preview
Last match: vs. Sheffield Wednesday (H, 21/04/03, D1-1)
Last line-up: D.Beasant, P.Watson, K.Mayo, D.Cullip, D.Blackwell, P.Brooker, R.Carpenter, S.Rodger, I.Ingimarsson, P.Kitson, B.Zamora (Subs: C.Oatway, G.Barrett, G.Hart, N.Jones, W.Packham)
Ex-Seagulls at Watford: None
Ex-Hornets at Brighton: Geoff Pitcher
Mutual friends: Gerry Armstrong, Gary Chivers, Perry Digweed, Keith Dublin, Andy Kennedy, Jamie Moralee, Mark Morris, Malcolm Poskett, Steve Sherwood, Neil Smillie, Eric Steele, Rod Thomas
Web sites: Seagulls View from the Net, Flying High, bhafc.net (Rivals), Official

Shorts, Scarf or Souwester?: See Met Office (Shoreham)

On this day

Previous reports: Watford 0 Bury 0 26/04/96
Celebrity birthdays: Roger Taylor (1960), Derek Payne (1967)
Historical events: The world’s worst nuclear disaster to date occurred at Chernobyl in the Ukraine (1986); Brighton's last game at the Goldstone Ground (1997)
Saint of the day: The reputation of Saint Marcellinus, an early pope, was considerably dented by acts of appeasement to the Roman authorities. He outraged bishops by surrendering Church archives and even publicly offering incense to Roman gods, but later repented and was executed.